Ice box



A. D. SOMMER.l

ICE Box. APPLICATION FILED DEC.2, I92I.

1,436,324., l Patented N0v.2l,1922.

I III a ll I f' 4 lll A I mi; mi, ,III Il x INVENTOR QlkmDf-D- Swnxru/ti ATTORNEY ALBERT n. sonner., or new vonk, n. Y.

ICE BOX.

Aipplcation filed December 2, 1921. Serial No. 519,470.

.To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that l, ALBERT D. Soni/inn, a citizen ot the Republic ot France, and a resident of New York, York and State ot New York, have invented certain new and useiful improvements `in an lee lion, of which the .tollowing is atull, clear, and exact speciiication.

lThis invention relates to a class oft refrigerating devices.

My invention has tor its object primarily to provide an ice box designed to be employed for permitting` perishable articles, such as meat, fish and other :toed product-s, to be conveyed to dierent localities in a clean, wholesome condition especially during warm weather, and which is et a torni adapted tor use in autotrucks and other vehicles whereby the contents may be kept under retrigerating temperature in a manner so as to be readily accessible for distribution. yl'he invention consists mainly ot a casing' having on its interior an upper chamber of substantially the shape oi an inverted U for holding ice, and under the upper chamber is a lower chamber with an alcove disposed within the lil-shaped chamber for accommodating and keeping under refrigerate ing temperature especiallyY food products,y

such as meat, iish and the like which are liable to spoilage when subjected to ordinary degrees of temperature. ln the top of the casing may be one or more door closed entrances to allow -ice to be packed in the uppe' chamber, and in one end of vthe casing may also be a door closed entrance for admitting and removal of articles into and trom the lower chamber.

A further object ot the invention is to provide an ice box of a simple, efficient and durable construction which may be made in any appropriate size and shape.

W' ith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more iully described with reterence to the accompanying drawing forming a part ot this specication in which similar characters ot reference indicate corresponding` parts in all the views, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view ot one form of ice box embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken through the bor on the line ll-l'l of Fig. 3, and

in the county et New.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the boir on the line lll-IH of Fig. 2.

The ice box has a casing 10 which may be substantially rectangular in shape to provide a bottom 11, side walls 12, 13 and an end wall 11i. ln the top of the casing is an entrance or inlet 15 which is opened and closed by one or two doors or lids, as 16 and 17. These doors are adapted to be swung upwardly and downwardly into and out the entrance by hinging the doors, at 18, 1Sa and 19, 19a to a strip or bar 20 extending across the central parts of the upper edges ot the side walls 12 and 13 ot the casing. ln the end ot the casing opposite the wall 1e is another entrance or inlet 21 which is opened and closed preferably by two doors, as 22 and 23, and the opposite ends of these doors are hinged, at 2e and 25, respectively, to the side walls 12 and 13 of the casing to allow of beingswung in opposite directions into and out ot the entrance 21. All of the walls and all of the doors of the casing 10 are watertight and airtight by constructing the casing ci an outer shell or layer, as 26, of wood. llVithin this outer shell is a lining, as 2l', preferably ot metal, and between the metal lining and wood shell is an interlining et cork,

as 28. illithin the casing 10 extending crosswise and lengthwise et its interior is an upper chamber 29 into which the entrance 15 leads., l this chamber is substantially the shape oi an inverted U. ln the lower part oit the casing also extending c'rosswise and length-A wise is a lower chamber 30 with a communicating alcove 3l disposed within the upper chamber, and admission and exit is obtained into. the lower chamber and into the alcove tl'irough the entrance 21. rlhe chambers 29, 30 and alcove 31 are provided by forming within the casing l0 a partition, as 32, disposed on a longitudinal plane between the central parts ot the ends and side walls ot the casing, and the central part ot this partition is cuteout, as at 33, lengthwise from its end at the entrance 21 toward the end wall 14 ot the casing. The partition 32 is therefore substantially lli-shaped, and protruding upward from the inner marginal edge of the partition is wall 34 ot somewhat an arch shape or approximately the shape of an inverted il, and one end ot this U-shaped wall is closed by a wall 35, while on the other end of the wall is a wall, as 36, which extends trom the side wall 34.- to the side walls l2, i3 and to the top of the casing l0. The side wall 34 and its end wall 85 are of sizes so that they are spaced from the top and side walls of the casing to provide the chambers 29, 30 and the alcove 3 In practice I preferably employ the ice box in an auto truck or other vehicle by arranging the boX in the body oi the vehicle so that the doors 22 and 23 et the entrance 2l may be swung to` open and closed positions at the tail end of vthe vehicle body and so that the doors or lids 16 and l? ot the casing may be swung upwardly and downwardly. Perishable products, such as meat, iish and the like are packed in the chamber' 30 and in the alcove 81 through the entrance 21 ot the casing l0, and the upper chamber 29 is packed with ice broken into small pieces with salt mixed therewith tor reducing the tempe ature in the box to a degree whereby the contents ot the lower chamber and al cove will be lrept under proper refrigeration. The water collected in the chamber 29 from melted ice may be drained by providing an outlet, not shown, in a suitable part ot this chamber.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred vform ot my invention, but I do not wish to be understood as limit ing myself thereto, as I am aware that modications may be made therein, without departing from the principle or sacrificing any oi the advantages of this invention, theretore, I reserve to niyselic the right to malte such changes as fairly tall within the scope thereof.

v Having thus claim as new and Patent A l. An ice box, comprising a casing having on its interior an upper chamber oi" substantially the shape ot an inverted 'U lorl holding described my invention, I desire to ysecure by Letters lice and also having a lower chamber with an upper alcove disposed within the U- shaped chamber.

2. An ice box, comprising a casing with a crosswise partition of substantially the shape or' an inverted U dividing its interior1 into an upper chamber for holding ice and the longitudinal partition, said wall into a lower chamber for receiving articles, the upper chamberl having a door closed inlet leading into its top. i 3. An ice boX, comprising a substantially rectangular casing with a crosswise partition of substantially the shape of an nverted U dividing` its interior into an upper chamber for holding ice and into a lower chamber for receiving articles, the upper chamber having a door closed entrance leading into its top and the lower chamber having a door closedl entrance leading into one of its ends.

4. An ice box, comprising a substantially rectangular casing, a crosswise partition on the interior of the casing, disposed on longitudinal plane between the central parts of the side wal-ls and end walls of the casing,

said partition having its central portion cutout lengthwise from one ot' its ends to form the partition of substantially a U-shape, and a wall of substantially the shape ot an inverted U extending upwardly from the inner marginal edge ot' the longitudinal partition, said wall being spaced from the lside walls and from the top ci the easing.

5. An ice box, comprising' a substantially rectangular airtight and waterproof casing, a erosswise partition on the interior of the casing, disposed on a longitudinal plane be` tween' the central parts of the side walls and end walls of the `casing,said partition haring its central portioncut-out lengthwise from one oi" its ends to form the partition et substantially a U-shape, a wall of substantially the shape of an inverted t5 extending upwardly from the inner marginal edge et being spaced from the side walls and; from the top of the casing, and door closed entrances leading into the spaces aboveand under the partition and said wall. Y

This specification signed and witnessed this lst day of December, A. D. 1921.

Y ALBERT D. SHMEB.

"Witnesses A. LEICHTER, FREDERICK CRYnR. 

